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Mira 200

CORDLESS TELEPHONE
WITH BUILT-IN DIGITAL ANSWERING MACHINE

Operating Guide
Mira 200

Dear Customer,

Congratulations on having bought the TOPCOM


Mira 200 cordless telephone.

The Mira 200 is a quality product which offers you a


whole range of possibilities and is easy to operate.

This operating guide gives you a complete view of all


the possible functions.

We advise you to first read this operating guide


thoroughly before using your Mira 200.

Kind regards,

TOPCOM

COPYRIGHT 1996 TOPCOM® N.V.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. IMPORTANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9. OPERATION DIGITAL ANSWERING MACHINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2. BASE EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9.1. SOME TERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3. HANDSET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9.2. RECORDING OUTGOING MESSAGE 1 & 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.1. FRONT VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9.3. SWITCHING THE ANSWERING MACHINE ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2. REAR VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9.4. PROGRAMMING MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4. BASE STATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9.5. SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1. TOP VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9.6. RECORDING TIME PER MESSAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2. REAR VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9.7. REMOTE CONTROL CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3. SIDE VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9.8. SPEECH QUALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5. GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9.9. MEMO MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6. INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 9.10. RECORDING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7. BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 9.11. PLAYBACK OF THE RECORDED MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8. OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 9.12. CALL SCREENING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
8.1. OUT OF RANGE WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9.13. MEMORY FULL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
8.2. TONE AND PULSE DIALLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9.14. ERASING ALL MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
8.3. MAKING A TELEPHONE CALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.15. BACKUP BATTERY ALMOST EMPTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
8.4. RECEIVING A TELEPHONE CALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.16. RESET (RELOADING THE STANDARD SETTINGS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
8.5. MUTE FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
8.6. HANG-UP BUTTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 10. REMOTE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
8.7. REDIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 11. TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
8.8. TRANSMISSION (FLASH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 12. EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS THAT CAN APPEAR
8.9. TEMPORARY PULSE -> TONE SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ON THE DISPLAY OF THE BASE STATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8.10. DIALLING MEMORY NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
13. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8.11. CALL BARRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
14. WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
8.12. BABYCALL (EMERGENCY CALL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8.13. SETTING PAUSE TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8.14. PAGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8.15. SETTING RINGER VOLUME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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1. IMPORT ANT 3. HANDSET


Treat the telephone with care. Never place it in a dusty environment and do not
expose it to extreme temperatures or direct sunlight. 3.1. FRONT VIEW
Use a soft damp cloth to clean the telephone. Never use abrasive or corrosive
1. Line button
cleaning products. Never use solvents.
2. Numerical buttons
3. # button
If you do not use the telephone for a long period of time, place the ON/OFF-
switch of the handset in the OFF-position. 4. Memory button
5. Redial button
6. Transfer button (flash) R
7. Set button
2. BASE EQUIPMENT 8. Mute button
9. Hang-up button
The base equipment consists of the following things: 10. button/ P->T switch
11. Ringer volume switch
- Base station 12. ON/OFF-switch
- Handset 13. Battery charger contacts
- Adaptor Ac 9V/0.7 A
- 9V battery
- Telephone plug
- Operating Guide
- Warranty card 3.2. REAR VIEW

1. Antenna
2. Battery contact points
3. Cover of battery compartment
4. Battery

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4. BASE STATION 5. GENERAL


With cordless telephones, radio connection replaces the cord connecting the
4.1. TOP VIEW handset to the base unit of traditional telephones. This allows you to make and
receive calls even when you are away from the base unit. Thanks to this radio
connection, your mobility increases.
1. Speaker
2. Display The Mira 200 has a working range of 300 m (range is reduced to 60 m inside
3. Battery indicator buildings). This working range is however strongly reduced if there are several
4. Radio connection indicator obstacles between the base and the handset. If you have gone too far away from
5. Indicator OGM 2 the base, you will hear a warning signal.
3
4
6. Program indicator
7. Program button; on/off
8. Recording button OGM 2/ERASE
9. Recording button OGM 1
6. INST ALLA TION
10. STOP button
11. Playback/Fast forward button 1. Connect the telephone cord to the left socket on the rear of the base (rear of
12. Rewind/Memo button base facing you) and plug the other end into the telephone line wall socket.
13. Paging button
14. Microphone 2. Connect the power cable plug to the power socket with indication “AC9V” on
the right side of the rear of the base (rear of base facing you) and plug the
15. Indicator OGM 1
adaptor into a power socket.
16. Power indicator
17. Antenna
3. To avoid messages from being erased during a power failure, put the 9V back-
up battery in the compartment on the bottom of the base station. If this bat-
tery is not placed, ‘LO’ (low) appears on the display.
4.2. REAR VIEW
4. Adjust the antenna located on the left side of the base to a straight upward
1. Connection telephone line position.
2. Connection adaptor
Remove the transparent plastic protection of the telephone number card on the
base station by pushing it to the left. Write down your own telephone number on
this card and put the plastic protection back.
4.3. SIDE VIEW

1. Volume switch
2. Ringer volume switch

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7. BA TTER Y · If the battery in the handset has not been charged for a long period of time,
charge it during an entire night.

Open the cover of the battery compartment on the backside of the handset. Now · Do not throw faulty batteries just anywhere, they are small chemical waste
place the battery in the handset and put the ON/OFF-switch in the ON-position and have to be treated as such.
(“I”).

The battery of the handset has to be charged before telephone calls can be
made. The first time the unit is used, it takes at least 10 hours before the battery 8. OPERA TION
is fully charged.
8.1. OUT OF RANGE WARNING
Put the handset on the connected base station to charge the battery. The battery
indicator lights to indicate that the battery is being charged. After approximately
10 hours the battery is fully charged. Do not put the handset back in the base Obstacles between the handset and the base station will influence the operation
station, every time the phone has been used! Put the handset only in its base range. When the handset is too far away from the base station, the quality of the
when it is indicated that the battery is almost empty. It is better for the battery connection will deteriorate and you will hear a warning tone (2 signals). The
to be sufficiently decharged before being recharged. communication will be broken automatically if you do not go back into the
operation range within 10 seconds.
Remark:
The battery indicator will light when the handset has been put on the base sta- If a connection between the handset and the base station is not possible, you
tion for charging. It will not turn off when the battery is fully charged. will hear an intermittent warning tone.

When you hear an intermittent tone from the handset or when the low battery
indicator on the LCD display of the handset is blinking, the handset has to be 8.2. TONE AND PULSE DIALLING
charged again.

Standard the Mira 200 has been set to pulse dialling. It is possible that the
A fully charged battery allows a conversation of 5 hours. In standby mode the dialling system has to be changed to tone dialling (DTMF) before a call can be
battery has to be recharged after approximately 30 hours .
made. Your telephone has to be set to the dialling system, which is offered on
your telephone line.
Remarks:
· The charger contacts of the handset should not come into contact with metal Pulse dialling : if you are connected to an older (mechanic) telephone exchange.
since this could cause a short-circuit and damage the battery irreparably. Tone dialling : if you are connected to a modern electronic (DTMF) telephone
exchange.
· The charger contacts of the battery on the base station and on the handset
should be cleaned with a soft cloth once a month.
8.2.1. TEMPORARY PULSE -> TONE (DTMF) SWITCH
· If you do not use your unit for a longer period of time, remove the battery
from the handset or put the ON/OFF-switch of the handset in the OFF-posi-
1. Press the line button and wait for the dial tone.
tion. In this case, do not put the handset in charging position on the base sta-
tion. It is better for your batteries not to do so. 2. Press the set button (“SET” appears on the display).

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3. Press the numbers “28 ” and the button. button . The display will start blinking. When you want to continue the tele-
4. Press the line button . phone conversation, press the mute button again.

8.2.2. BACK TO PULSE DIALLING


8.6. HANG-UP BUTTON
1. Press the line button and wait for the dial tone.
When you have made a mistake while dialling a telephone number, you can press
2. Press the set button (“SET” appears on the display). the hang-up button and dial the number again. By pressing the hang-up
3. Press the numbers “28 ” and the # button. button it is also possible to make several phone calls after each other with-
4. Press the line button . out disconnecting the radiolink. After pressing the hang-up button “BREAK”
appears on the display.

8.3. MAKING A TELEPHONE CALL


8.7. REDIAL
Make sure the correct dialling system has been set (pulse or tone dialling) by
making an outgoing call. Press the line button and wait for the dial tone. The When you have dialled a telephone number but did not receive an answer, you
radio connection indicator on the base station lights when the radio connec- can call this number again afterwards. The last number dialed is saved. When
tion has been established. Now dial the desired telephone number. you wish to dial the number again, first press the line button (the last num-
ber dialed appears on the display) and then, after hearing the dial tone, press the
Press the line button after ending the telephone conversation, the Mira 200 redial button . The number is now automatically redialed.
returns to standby and “ON” appears on the display. In case you want to make
another phone call, press the hang-up button instead of the line button and If you wish to redial the number immediately without breaking the connection
dial the desired telephone number. with the base station, first press the hang-up button and then the redial
button .

8.4. RECEIVING A TELEPHONE CALL


8.8. TRANSMISSION (FLASH) R
When you are being called, first the base station will ring and after a short period
of time also the handset. Press the line button . When you hear a beep, you With the flash button R - also called flash, recall or R button - you can transfer a
can start the conversation. Press the line button again to end the conversa- line to another telephone on your telephone exchange. The R button has a flash
tion. function, this means that a short line interruption is being generated.

Consult the operating guide of your telephone exchange for a correct use of this
8.5. MUTE FUNCTION function.

If you wish to talk to a third person without your correspondent hearing this con- This button is sometimes also used for services offered on your public telephone
versation, you can temporarily turn off the microphone. Simply press the mute line.

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8.10.2. DIALLING A MEMORY NUMBER

8.9. TEMPORARY PULSE -> TONE SWITCH 1. Press the line button and wait for the dial tone.
2. Press the memory button (“SPEED DIAL” appears on the display).
The Mira 200 has been preset to pulse dialling. It is however possible to switch 3. Press the number of the memory place, where the telephone number has been
temporarily to tone dialling f.i. for telebanking, pager calls, ... stored (0-9). The telephone number is now automatically dialled.
You can use this function by pressing the button immediately after having
dialed the desired telephone number. Now you can enter the desired numbers in
tone dialling mode. 8.10.3. SEARCHING A MEMORY NUMBER

After pressing the line button or the hang-up button your Mira 200 1. Press the line button and wait for the dial tone.
automatically returns to pulse dialling.
2. Press the memory button (“SPEED DIAL” appears on the display).
3. Press the button to see the following number or the # button to see the
previous number.
8.10. DIALLING MEMORY NUMBERS
You can dial a memory number while going through the memory numbers by
The Mira 200 disposes of 10 memory numbers (speed dial numbers). Each pressing the redial button when the desired number appears on the display.
memory place can store a telephone number of maximum 16 digits. You can call
a memory number by pressing the memory button followed by the num-
ber of the memory place where the desired telephone number has been stored 8.10.4. ERASING A MEMORY NUMBER
(0-9).
1. Press the line button and wait for the dial tone.
8.10.1. STORING MEMORY NUMBERS 2. Press the set button (“SET” appears on the display).
3. Press the memory button (“PHONE NO-” appears on the display).
4. Press the number of the memory place (0-9) of the memory number you wish
1. Press the line button and wait for the dial tone. to erase.
2. Press the set button (“SET” appears on the display).
5. Press the set button (“DONE” appears on the display).
3. Press the memory button (“PHONE NO-” appears on the display).
6. Press the line button to stop the radio connection.
4. Choose a memory place by pressing a numerical button (0-9).
5. Enter the telephone number that you wish to store.
6. Press the set button (“DONE” appears on the display).
8.11. CALL BARRING
7. Press the line button to stop the radio connection.

You can also program a flash or pause in the memory numbers. During the pro- The numerical buttons of the Mira 200 can be locked electronically so that out-
gramming of the memory numbers press the R -button for a line interruption or going calls are not possible any more.
the redial button for a pause. In order to set the pause time, see 8.13. Setting
pause time.

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8.11.1. ACTIVATE CALL BARRING 8.12.1. ENTERING A BABYCALL NUMBER

1. Press the line button and wait for the dial tone. 1. Press the line button and wait for the dial tone.
2. Press the set button (“SET” appears on the display). 2. Press the set button (“SET” appears on the display).
3. First press the number “3” and then the button (first “LOCKED” appears on 3. Enter the code number 3719 (“SET BABYCALL” appears on the display).
the display and then, until the electronic lock is deactivated, “ “ is present on 4. Enter the desired telephone number.
the display). 5. Press the set button (“DONE” appears on the display).
4. Press the line button to stop the radio connection. 6. Press the line button to stop the radio connection.

If you now first press the line button and then any other button, you will
hear a long warning tone to indicate that the electronic lock of the numerical but- 8.12.2. ACTIVATE BABYCALL
tons is activated.
1. Press the line button and wait for the dial tone.
Remark: 2. Press the set button (“SET” appears on the display).
If the Mira 200 is connected to a house telephone exchange, incoming lines can 3. First press the number “1” and then the button (“ “ appears on the dis-
still be put through, even when the electronic lock is activated. play together with the programmed babycall number. The babycall function is
now activated and the handset is in standby mode).

8.11.2. DEACTIVATE CALL BARRING


The automatic dialling is done when you first press the line button and then
any button (except the set button ). You hear 2 short warning beeps to indi-
1. First press the line button and wait for the dial tone (“LOCKED “ appears cate that the programmed babycall number is dialled automatically.
on the display).
2. Press the set button . Important:
3. Press the number “3” and then the # button (“ “ disappears and now This function can only be activated if a babycall number has been programmed.
“UNLOCK” appears on the display).
4. Press the line button .
8.12.3. DEACTIVATE BABYCALL

8.12. BABYCALL (EMERGENCY CALL) 1. Press the line button and wait for the dial tone.
2. Press the set button (“SET” appears on the display). The babycall number is
not dialled.
Thanks to the babycall function you can program the Mira 200 so that a prepro-
grammed telephone number is dialled when pressing any button. 3. Press the number “1” and then the # button (“BABY OFF” appears short on the
display and then the handset is in standby mode).

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8.13. SETTING PAUSE TIME Remark:


This function does not allow you to have a conversation between the base sta-
tion and the handset. Only the ringer sound can be activated.
If your Mira 200 is connected to a house telephone exchange, we advise you to
program a pause in the memory numbers after asking access to the external line
(see 8.10.1. Storing memory numbers).
8.15. RINGER VOLUME CONTROL
Standard the pause time is set to 3 seconds, but this can be changed in the
following way: The ringer volume of the handset and the base station can be set by means of a
1. Press the line button and wait for the dial tone. ringer volume switch. On the right side of the base station you will see a switch
2. Press the set button (“SET” appears on the display). with 3 positions. On the handset a switch with 2 positions is present on the right
3. Enter the code number: side (front of handset facing you).
codenumber 461 = 1 second pause
codenumber 462 = 2 seconds pause
codenumber 463 = 3 seconds pause (standard) 9. OPERATION DIGITAL ANSWERING
codenumber 464 = 4 seconds pause
4. Press the line button to stop the radio connection.
MACHINE
If you wish to enter a pause when storing a memory number, press the redial The built-in digital answering machine in the Mira 200 is a very sophisticated device
button . The pause will last as long as you have programmed it. which offers you a whole range of possibilities. Please read through this operating
guide carefully in order to be able to use the device without any problem.

8.14. PAGING
9.1. SOME TERMS
With this function you can call the handset from the base station and vice versa.
OGM = This text, which you have recorded, is announced to
(outgoing message) the caller during your absence.
Press the paging button of the base station. When the radio connection is
MEMO = Instead of leaving written memo messages for the
established, the handset will emit a ringer sound and “PAGE” appears on the dis-
play. Press the line button to interrupt the ringer sound. If you press the line (memorandum message) members of your household, you can record memo
button again, the radio connection is broken. messages on your Mira 200.
An-mode = After the playback of outgoing message 1, the caller
has the possibility to leave a message.
You can also call the base station from the handset. Proceed as follows:
nA-mode = After the playback of outgoing message 2, the con-
nection is broken automatically. The caller does not
1. Press the line button and wait for the radio connection to be established have the possibility to leave a message.
(dial tone).
2. Press the set button (“SET” appears on the display).
3. Press the number “5”. The base station will ring.
4. Press the line button .

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9.2. RECORDING OUTGOING MESSAGE 1 & 2 9.3. SWITCHING THE ANSWERING MACHINE
ON/OFF
OUTGOING MESSAGE 1 = this outgoing message is used when the Mira 200 is
set to An-mode (answering and recording) The Mira 200 can automatically answer your calls and record messages during your
absence.
OUTGOING MESSAGE 2 = this outgoing message is used when the Mira 200 is
set to nA-mode (only answering, no recording)
When you press and release the /PROG button, you can switch your Mira 200 from:
An-mode -> nA-mode -> oF (switching off)
1. Press and hold the OGM 1 button till you hear a beep. Dictate your outgoing
message at 20 cm distance from the microphone on the base station. The display
shows the recording time. In An- or nA-mode the corresponding LED on the base station will light. When the
answering machine is turned off, either of both LEDs will light.
Example of OGM 1:
Note:
“ Hello, Rob and Mary are unable to answer the telephone at this time. After the
beep, please leave your name, telephone number and a short message. We will It is not possible to activate the An- or nA-mode when the corresponding outgo-
return your call as soon as possible.” ing message has not been recorded.

2. To stop the recording of the outgoing message, press the STOP button. The
maximum recording time of the outgoing message is 25 sec., when this time is 9.3.1. ANSWERING AND RECORDING CALLS (AN-MODE)
reached, the recording will stop automatically without pressing the STOP
button. Switch the answering machine to An-mode. Your Mira 200 will now automatically
After ending the recording, the outgoing message is played automatically. In order answer the incoming calls (outgoing message 1) and record possible messages.
to end the playback faster, press the STOP button. The messages that are being recorded can also be heard through the speaker on the
base station. When you are at home and you wish to answer the call, press the line
button of the handset of the Mira 200. The recording of the message is now stopped
3. In order to playback the outgoing message again, press and release the OGM 1
automatically.
button, ‘An’ now appears on the display.

For the recording of outgoing message 2, you can proceed in the same way as 9.3.2. ONLY ANSWERING CALLS (NA-MODE)
described above. You do need to use the OGM 2 button, on the display now
‘nA’ appears instead of ‘An’.
Switch the answering machine to nA-mode. Your Mira 200 will now only answer the
incoming calls (outgoing message 2). The caller does not have the possibility to leave
Example of outgoing message 2: a message.
“Our offices are closed at this moment, please contact us again between 9.00 and
16.00 h.”

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9.4. PROGRAMMING MODE 9.6. RECORDING TIME PER MESSAGE

The following settings can be changed in the programming mode. The maximum recording time has been preset to 2 minutes (d2). In order to change
this setting, proceed as follows:
* Number of rings before automatic answering
* Recording time per message 1. Bring the device in programming mode so that the previously programmed
* Remote control code recording time appears on the display.
* Speech quality
2. In order to change the recording time, press the playback/fast forward
button. On the display the possible choices appear (d0-d2,d-):
In order to bring the device in programming mode, press and hold the /PROG
d0= 30 seconds, d1= 1 minute, d2= 2 minutes, d-= no limit.
button until you hear a beep. The PROG-LED on the base station will light and on the
display the previously entered number of rings appear. Each time you want to go to a
following setting, press and release the /PROG button, the previously entered coor- 3. Press the STOP button to end the programming or the /PROG button to pass
dinates appear on the display. to the following setting.
To stop the programming, press the STOP button. The PROG-LED turns off.

9.7. REMOTE CONTROL CODE


9.5. SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS
The code number for the remote control consists out of 3 numbers and is preset to
You can determine yourself after how many rings your Mira 200 will answer the “123”. In order to change this code, proceed as follows:
incoming calls. Standard this has been set to 2 rings (r2). In order to change this set-
ting, proceed as follows: 1. Bring the device in programming mode so that “Cd” appears on the display.

1. Bring the Mira 200 in programming mode so that the previously entered number of 2. In order to change the first number, press the rewind button. The previous-
rings appear on the display. ly entered number appears on the display. The indication “-” shows that it concerns
the first number.
2. To change the number of rings, press the playback/fast forward button. On
the display the possible choices appear (r1-r5, ts): 3. Press the playback/fast forward button to change the number (0-9).
r1= 1 ring, r2= 2 rings, r3= 3 rings, r4= 4 rings, r5= 5 rings, ts= toll saver
(the call is answered after 2 rings when messages have been recorded and after 4
4. In order to change the second number, press the rewind button. The previ-
rings when no messages have been recorded, see 10. Remote control).
ously entered number appears on the display. The indication “=“ shows that it con-
cerns the second number.
3. Press the STOP button to end the programming or the /PROG button to pass
to the following setting. 5. Press the playback/fast forward button to change the number (0-9).

6. In order to change the third number, press the rewind button. The previ-
ously entered number appears on the display. The indication “ ” shows that it
concerns the third number.

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1. Press and release the MEMO button. After the beep you can dictate your
7. Press the playback/fast forward button to change the number (0-9). memo message in the microphone of the base station.

8. After setting the remote control code, press the rewind button again. “Cd” 2. The recording stops automatically when the maximum programmed recording time
appears on the display again. (see 9.6.) is reached. To end the recording earlier, press the STOP button.

9. Press the STOP button to end the programming or the /PROG button to pass 3. Your Mira 200 automatically repeats the recorded memo message. Press the STOP
to the following setting. button to stop the automatic playback.

9.8. SPEECH QUALITY 9.10. RECORDING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION

You can program the Mira 200 so that an even better speech quality of the recorded When you are having a telephone conversation with the handset of the Mira 200, this
messages is obtained. conversation can be recorded.

Proceed as follows: Proceed as follows:

1. Bring the Mira 200 in programming mode until “48” or “72” appears on the display, 1. Press and release the MEMO button and the recording starts immediately.
depending on the last setting. The recording time appears on the display.

2. Press the playback/fast forward button to switch to “48” or “72”. 2. Press the STOP button or hang up to stop the recording.

“48”: for a sampling rate of 4.8 kbps which gives a total recording time of 14 min-
utes.
“72”: for a sampling rate of 7.2 kbps which gives a total recording time of 9 min-
9.11. PLAYBACK OF THE RECORDED MESSAGES
utes but with an even better sound quality.
The Mira 200 offers you two possibilities for the playback of the recorded messages:
3. Press the STOP button to end the programming or the /PROG button to pass either you can just playback the new messages or all the messages. The speaker vol-
to the following setting. ume can be adjusted with the volume switch on the base station.

9.11.1. ONLY THE NEW MESSAGES


9.9. MEMO MESSAGES
The display on the base station blinks to indicate the number of new messages. Press
Instead of leaving written memo messages for the members of your household, you and release the playback button to listen to the messages. Your Mira 200 plays
can dictate memo messages on your Mira 200. back all the new messages from the first one on.

To record a message proceed as follows:

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9.11.2. ALL THE MESSAGES In order to obtain the playback at normal speed again, press and hold the
fast forward button again until you hear a beep.
To listen to all the messages, press and hold the playback button until you
hear a beep. The number of the message that is being played back appears on the
display. 9.12. CALL SCREENING
During the playback of the messages you have the following possibilities: When you are at home and the answering machine is activated, you can listen to the
message of the caller (volume adjustable with volume control switch on the base
PAUSE: station).
Press the STOP button to interrupt the playback ( “PA” appears on
the display). To continue, press and release the playback button within 30 If you wish to speak to the caller personally, simply take over the call by pressing the
seconds. line button on the handset of the Mira 200. Now the answering machine
automatically stops the recording of the message.
STOP:
To stop the playback, press and hold the STOP button until you hear
a beep. 9.13. MEMORY FULL

ERASING A MESSAGE: When during the recording of messages only 15 seconds of recording time is left, the
caller will hear a beep. This beep is also audible through the speaker of the base sta-
When you press the erase button during the playback of a
tion.
message, this message is erased.

As soon as the memory is full, the base station will emit a long continuous beep and
REPEATING A MESSAGE: will stop the recording. The caller will also hear this beep. New calls will not be
In order to repeat a message, press and release the rewind button. answered anymore and the display of the base station will show “Fu” (full).

PREVIOUS MESSAGE:
To go back to a previous message, press and hold the rewind button. As 9.14. ERASING ALL MESSAGES
soon as you reach the desired message, release the rewind button to listen
to the message. In order to erase all the recorded messages, press and hold simultaneously the
rewind button and the playback button until you hear a beep.
NEXT MESSAGE:
Press and release the fast forward button to listen to the following Remark:
message.
All recorded messages remain saved unless they are erased explicitely. To avoid that
no more messages can be stored when the memory is full, it is best that you erase
PLAYBACK AT DOUBLE SPEED: the messages that you do not wish to listen to again. For the specific erasing of a
Press and hold the fast forward button during the playback of the message, see 9.11. Playback of the recorded messages (erasing message).
messages until you hear a beep. The playback of the messages is now at
double speed.

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9.15. BACKUP BATTERY ALMOST EMPTY going message 2, followed by 2 short beeps. Now you have 5 seconds to enter the
first digit of your remote control code. If you wait longer then 5 seconds, the con-
nection is broken automatically.
The 9V backup battery avoids the memory from being erased in case of a power fail-
ure. The display of the base station shows “LO” when the battery is almost empty and * When the answering machine is turned off, the line is automatically answered after
the 9V battery has to be replaced. The battery compartment is situated on the bottom 15 rings and you will hear 2 short beeps. Now you have 5 seconds to enter the
of the base station. first digit of your remote control code. If you wait longer then 5 seconds, the con-
nection is broken automatically.

9.16. RESET (RELOADING THE STANDARD SETTINGS) 2. According to the mode in which the answering machine is set, enter the 3 digit
remote control code after the beep or after the 2 short beeps.
In order to reload the standard settings in the answering machine, proceed as follows:
remove the adaptor plug from the backside of the base station. Remark:
It is very important that you wait after entering each digit until you hear a short con-
Press simultaneously the rewind button, the playback button and the
firmation beep. When the digits are entered too fast after each other, a part of the
STOP button and reconnect the plug while you keep the buttons pressed until “rr” code is lost. When the 3 digits are correct, you will hear 2 short confirmation beeps.
appears on the display of the base station. When you have entered a wrong code, after the last digit you will hear a long beep.
Now the standard setting are reloaded in your answering machine and all messages Now enter the correct remote control code.
and outgoing messages are erased.
3. Press the corresponding numbers of the desired function:

10. REMOTE CONTROL 11 : PLAYBACK OF THE NEW MESSAGES

12 : PLAYBACK OF ALL MESSAGES


You can operate your Mira 200 through the telephone line from another location. Be
sure to use a telephone, set to tone dialling (DTMF).
During the playback of the messages, you have the following possibilities:
0: PAUSE
If you often use the remote control function, it is best that you set your answering
machine to ‘toll saver’ (see 9.5. Setting the number of rings). Press 0 to interrupt the playback and press 0 again to continue the playback
(if you do not press 0 within 30 seconds in order to continue the playback,
Your call is then answered after 2 rings when new messages have been recorded.
the playback stops).
When no new messages have been recorded, a call will only be answered after 4
rings. You can then hang up after 3 rings so that you know for free that no new mes-
sages have been recorded. 3: ERASING A MESSAGE
Press 3 to erase the message that is being played.
In order to operate the Mira 200 through the telephone line, proceed as follows:
4: PREVIOUS MESSAGE
1. Dial the telephone number to which your answering machine is connected. Press 4 to go to the previous message.

* If you call the answering machine when it is set to An-mode, you will hear 5: REPEATING A MESSAGE
outgoing message 1. After the beep you can enter the 3 digit remote control code. Press 5 to repeat a message.
If you call the answering machine when it is set to nA-mode, you will hear out-

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6: NEXT MESSAGE
Press 6 to listen to the next message.

9: STOP
Press 9 to stop the playback.

17 : ERASING ALL THE MESSAGES

41 : PLAYBACK OF OGM 1 (An-MODE)


Press 9 to stop the playback.

42 : PLAYBACK OF OGM 2 (nA-MODE)


Press 9 to stop the playback.

71 : RECORDING OGM 1
Dial 71 to record OGM 1 (wait for the beep) and press 9 to stop the
recording (after 25 seconds of recording you hear a long beep and the
recording stops automatically).

72 : RECORDING OGM 2
Dial 72 to record OGM 2 (wait for the beep) and press 9 to stop the
recording (after 25 seconds of recording you hear a long beep and the
recording stops automatically).

73 : RECORDING A MEMO MESSAGE


Dial 73 to dictate a memo message (wait for the beep) and press 9 to stop
the recording.

211 : SETTING THE ANSWERING MACHINE TO An-MODE

212 : SETTING THE ANSWERING MACHINE TO nA-MODE

210 : SWITCHING OFF THE ANSWERING MACHINE

8 : ROOM MONITORING
Press 8 to activate the room monitoring (on the display of the base
station “--” appears). Press 9 to stop the room monitoring, or after 2
minutes the room monitoring stops automatically.

9: STOP
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Remark: THE ANSWERING MACHINE DOES NOT RECORD ANY MESSAGES AND
When you have dictated a message just before entering the remote control code, this BREAKS THE CONNECTION AFTER THE OUTGOING MESSAGE
message will not be saved. If you want to leave a message, press 73 (recording a - Has the answering machine been set to nA-mode (answering without possibility
memo message) during the remote control function and 9 to stop the recording. to record)?
Set the answering machine to An-mode (answering with possibility to record).
During the remote control function “rE” (remote) appears on the display of the base - Does “Fu” appear on the display of the base station?
station to inform the possible user of the Mira 200 that the remote control function is
activated. The memory is full, erase the memory.
THE ANSWERING MACHINE CANNOT BE ACTIVATED
Record OGM 1 and 2.
11. TROUBLESHOOTING
THE ANSWERING MACHINE BREAKS THE CONNECTION DURING THE
THE TELEPHONE DOES NOT FUNCTION RECORDING OF A MESSAGE
Check the power supply of the adaptor. The maximum recording time is reached, prolong the recording time or do not
Did you use the adaptor delivered with this telephone? set any time limit.
Has the telephone line been connected correctly? The memory is full, (“Fu” appears on the display), erase the memory.
Did you use the line cord delivered with this telephone?
Is the battery of the handset sufficiently charged? REMOTE CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION
Has the remote control code been entered with a telephone set to tone dialling
Is the handset too far away from the base station? (DTMF)?
Has the code been entered after the beep?
NO DIAL TONE
Did you wait for the confirmation beep after entering each digit?
Has the telephone cord been connected correctly? If not, connect the Mira 200
with the line cord delivered with this telephone. Did you hear 2 short beeps after entering the complete code?
Did you enter the correct code?
OUTGOING CALLS ARE NOT POSSIBLE / WRONG DIALLING SYSTEM
Change the dialling system (pulse/tone dialling).

BAD CONNECTION
The handset is too far away from the base station, move closer.

YOU HEAR AN INTERMITTENT BEEP


during the conversation
You are too far away from the base station, if you do not move closer to the base
station within 10 seconds, the line will be broken.
when you try to establish a communication and it is impossible to
obtain the connection:
- in the beginning of a call: wait for the connection to be established.
- during a call: try again.

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12. EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS THAT ANSWERING MACHINE


CAN APPEAR ON THE DISPLAY OF Recording outgoing messages + messages : full digital
Recording capacity: 14 minutes
THE BASE STATION Outgoing message 1: outgoing message for answering with
An = Answering with possibility to record (see 9.3.) possibility to record messages (max 25 sec.)
nA = Answering without possibility to record (see 9.3.) Outgoing message 2: outgoing message for answering without
oF = Answering machine is turned off (see 9.3.) possibility to record messages (max 25 sec.)
PA = Pause (see 9.11.2.) Messages: Recording time programmable 30 sec/1 min/2
Fu = Memory is full (see 9.13.) min/ no limit
Lo = Backup battery almost empty (see 9.15.) Number of rings: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or toll saver programmable
rr = Reset (reloading the standard settings) (see 9.16.) Remote control code : 3 digits programmable
re = The answering machine is being operated from a distance Backup battery: 9V
(see 10.)
-- = Room monitoring (see 10.)
14. WARRANTY
In Programming mode:
r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, ts = Setting the number of rings (see 9.5.)
The MIRA 200 has been manufactured and tested to offer you complete satisfaction.
d0, d1, d2, d- = Recording time per message (see 9.6.)
Cd = Remote control code (see 9.7.)
TOPCOM secures this device against material and construction defects for a period of
48, 72 = Setting the speech quality (see 9.8.)
12 months counting from the date the first user purchased it. The warranty is only
valid if the warranty card has been filled in duely, dated and signed. The warranty
13. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS card has to be sent back to TOPCOM within 10 days after the purchase date.

The warranty expires completely if people other than our technical personnel have
TELEPHONE repaired or modified the machine, or in case of improper maintenance.
Frequency: 900 MHz
Power: 10 mw The batteries and adaptor are not covered by the warranty.
Transmission range: inside buildings - max 60 m
outside - max 300 m If you find any defects during the warranty, please return the unit in its original pack-
Dialling system: Pulse/tone switch possible ing, together with the warranty card and a photocopy of your purchase invoice, to the
Memory: 10 memory numbers (speeddial numbers) TOPCOM sales department.
Power supply: Base station: adaptor AC 9 V 700 mA
Handset: NiCd - rechargeable battery: 3,6 V Any transport costs will be debited to the purchaser.
Battery operating time: in standby +/- 30 hours
talk time +/- 5 hours
Dimensions: Base station: +/- 165 x 170 x 50 mm
Handset: +/- 57 x 160 x 30 mm
Weight: Base station: +/- 350 g
Handset: +/- 200 g (incl. battery)

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